stealing
pronunciation
How to pronounce stealing in British English:
UK ['sti:lɪŋ]
How to pronounce stealing in American English:
US ['stilɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
- avoiding detection by moving carefully
Word Origin
- stealing (n.)
- 14c., verbal noun from steal (v.). Old English had stælðing "theft."
Example
- 1. Do you plead guilty to stealing the bicycle ?
- 2. But they also feel little compunction about stealing software .
- 3. Some frustrated would-be buyers turned to stealing chilean cars .
- 4. The hackers responded by stealing from booz allen what they say are 90000 military e-mail addresses and passwords .
- 5. Two men were arrested in china for stealing a bridge near shanghai .